Where does “stoomroller” come from?
stoomroller (Afrikaans) comes from English steamroller, from English roller, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
stoomroller (Afrikaans): A steamroller
Definitions
- A steamroller
Ancestry of “stoomroller”, step by step
stoomroller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English steamroller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steamroller | a steam-powered heavy road roller; Any heavy road... |
| 2 | English | roller | "Anything that rolls."; A long wide bandage used... |
| 3 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 5 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |